Storytellers
May 21-22, 2010 in Greensboro
Come to downtown Greensboro to experience the largest storytelling festival in the state featuring performances by seven unique storytellers who will share personal experiences of their varied cultures, families and life experiences. At the Greensboro Storyfest, you will hear tall tales, ancient folklores and entrancing legends that will make you laugh, shiver and learn what is “The Power of Storytelling”!
HEADLINERS:
-Leeny Del Seamonds: Cuban-American storyteller Leeny Del Seamonds is an internationally acclaimed storyteller/performance artist, actress, coach and multiple award-winning recording artist. Her animated and uplifting tales and tunes reflect her love of people and affirmation of life. From her television show to a village in China to the Comix Club in NYC to international storytelling festivals, Del Seamonds encourages listeners to rejoice in human and cultural diversity through her stories and songs. She was a headline teller at the 37th annual National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN on Oct. 2-4, 2009.
-Logie Meachum: A native of Greensboro, Logie Meachum is a master storyteller, teacher, actor, blues guitarist, and African American fol
klore specialist who has been a popular teller at Storyfest for several years. He shares compelling family and personal stories of growing up in Greensboro during segregation and the impact of the civil rights movement as well as folktales from around the world.
Healing Force: Featuring African American music, dance and stories, this Winston-Salem family ensemble that performs for audiences across the southeast will be making their first appearance at Storyfest.
FEATURED TELLERS:
-Ron Jones
Ron has been sharing stories and songs with audiences of all ages for more than thirty years. In schools, libraries, and at storytelling festivals throughout the east coast, Canada and Mexico, he tells traditional and contemporary folktales, c
lassic fairy tales, bi-lingual stories, as well as original stories and songs. He often involves the audience in participation stories and sing-a-longs. Ron believes strongly in the rich oral tradition of storytelling and the common experience it brings to us all.
With an under graduate degree in theater, Ron spent several years as an actor touring with educational theater companies. After receiving a Masters Degree in Library Science, he spent over twenty-two years with the Wake County Public Library System in Raleigh, NC as a librarian and as Coordinator of Youth Services. Ron retired from the State Library in 2000 to pursue storytelling and writing full time. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award by the NC Public Library Director’s Association, the 2000 Emerging Artist Award by the Durham Arts Council, and he was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by former NC Governor James B. Hunt, III.
Ron has been an active member of the local, state, and national storytelling communities. As a founding board member and past president of the North Carolina Storytelling Guild, he worked closely with other storytellers throughout the state to promote and support storytellers and the art of storytelling. He served for five years as the NC Liaison to the National Storytelling Network in Jonesborough, TN.
-Sandra Hughes: After retiring as TV news anchor at Greensboro’s WFMY, native North Carolinian Sandra Hughes launched a new career as storyteller and teacher. Known for her warmth and humor, her personal stories affirm the strength of family ties and the unexpected challenges they pose.
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EMCEE TELLERS:
Cynthia Moore Brown, Charlotte Hamlin, Fred Motley, Claire Ramsey, Charlley Ward
YOUTH TELLERS:
Outstanding young storytellers who have taken part in the Youth Storytelling Collaborative workshops presented by NC Storyfest, Inc. through a grant from the United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro Cultural Partners Investment Program will appear on the mainstage to share a story.